Craigslist job board

RomBUS

I decided to go on Craigslist recently because of the dryness of other job boards (Monster especially), I wanted to know how much of a success rate is it? I mean I see a decent amount of openings and I was wondering if anyone has had any success getting a callback from an employer that posted on Craigslist.

Ive been kind of desperate to look for a home in IT since my first IT job, and plus Ive been laid off for just about a month

veritas_libertas

RomBUS wrote: »

I decided to go on Craigslist recently because of the dryness of other job boards (Monster especially), I wanted to know how much of a success rate is it? I mean I see a decent amount of openings and I was wondering if anyone has had any success getting a callback from an employer that posted on Craigslist.

Ive been kind of desperate to look for a home in IT since my first IT job, and plus Ive been laid off for just about a month

I have had a lot of success, unfortunately the ones that did respond were not what I thought they were. What I am trying to say is that I think they respond better than other boards.

Have you tried posting your resume on Monster? For a while last year I was getting calls almost every week.

RomBUS

Yes Ive been a Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com since 2007, Ive had success with both but recently these boards (as well as some others) have been kind of dry and was considering Craigslist. What do you mean they werent what you expected?

I was thinking in terms of success in that people got jobs they were looking for and was actually hired from postings on Craigslist.

qwertyiop

My last 2 jobs including my current job was found on craigslist

MentholMoose

I scored my first real IT job on craigslist, several years ago. I didn't search it directly, though, rather I found the listing through indeed.com.

line

Its unusual, and most people chuckle when I tell them this. I landed my first IT job, 2 weeks ago, on craigslist. Was a simple request in the IT boards for an IT technician that wasnt a dumbass, so I sent in my resume.

2 interviews later I'm happily employed and now looking to move out of my apartment into a house.

Good luck bro, sometimes the unexpected happens.

Bokeh

3 interviews, 3 offers, and took two positions from postings on Craigs List.

Kujo

I tend to be weary of Craigslist job adds because a lot of them are fake (Craigslist Scams - 20 Ways to Identify Fake Job Scams.)

Personally, I guess it goes without saying, unless the job add has a legitimate email address/contact info, I won't apply for it.

line

The job I applied for and got off of craigslist looked like your typical scam.. Guess I just got lucky.

NetworkingStudent

RomBUS wrote: »

I decided to go on Craigslist recently because of the dryness of other job boards (Monster especially), I wanted to know how much of a success rate is it? I mean I see a decent amount of openings and I was wondering if anyone has had any success getting a callback from an employer that posted on Craigslist.

Ive been kind of desperate to look for a home in IT since my first IT job, and plus Ive been laid off for just about a month

I have seen a lot of job postings on Craig’s List, and to be honest I have only applied to one so far, and that‘s because the job was for an internship. Currently, I’m school part time and work full time. My best advice is to check and see if the company lists a website or phone number in their ad, so that you can contact them. I have seen a lot of ads that only request that you email them your resume at their Craig’s list email, but I am weary of that idea for fear that someone may steal my identity. I would suggest trying these job searching sites/ hiring contractor firms.
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I wanted to say to tell you to visit T-e-k systems, but for some reason the board won’t let me post the name of the site , so just type T-E-K Systems in your Google search bar without the dashes, good luck on your job search.

NightShade03

I have had some hits off of craigslist too.

You may want to search on indeed.com They search all the job boards including craigslist.

leefdaddy

I got my current job on Craigslist... very nice.

RouteThisWay

NightShade03 wrote: »

I have had some hits off of craigslist too.

You may want to search on indeed.com They search all the job boards including craigslist.

Indeed is where I found my current job Not sure where it was originally posted, but Indeed is great.

nice343

Got a network gig on there. It works!

chrisone

It definitely works, i got my current job from craigs list and im getting paid more in this struggling economy too!

networker050184

People actually use Craigslist for things besides finding hookers?

dynamik

networker050184 wrote: »

People actually use Craigslist for things besides finding hookers?

I believe that counts as a job

RomBUS

Wow thanks for the words on encouragement guys! I will definitely trust your guys opinion and try Craigslist myself tomorrow

I will also check out Indeed.com as well. Thanks!

NightShade03

There is also a link somewhere on Craigslist (don't remember where) that shows you why alot of people post jobs on there. From my (limited) understanding it is apparently big bucks to post on Monster and Careerbuilder, I think they said like $350-$400. However on Craigslist I think they advertise for only $35. With the economy the way it is....why not save the money?